Re: [PATCH v2 3/4] input: Deprecate real timestamps beyond year 2106

[Dmitry Torokhov]

On Fri, Oct 28, 2016 at 2:47 PM, Arnd Bergmann <arnd@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Friday, October 28, 2016 2:39:35 PM CEST Deepa Dinamani wrote:
>> >> >> @@ -55,24 +60,24 @@ struct ff_effect_compat {
>> >> >>
>> >> >>  static inline size_t input_event_size(void)
>> >> >>  {
>> >> >> -       return (in_compat_syscall() && !COMPAT_USE_64BIT_TIME) ?
>> >> >> -               sizeof(struct input_event_compat) : sizeof(struct input_event);
>> >> >> +       return in_compat_syscall() ? sizeof(struct raw_input_event_compat) :
>> >> >> +                                    sizeof(struct raw_input_event);
>> >> >>  }
>> >> >
>> >> > I think the COMPAT_USE_64BIT_TIME check has to stay here,
>> >> > it's needed for x32 mode on x86-64.
>> >>
>> >> There is no time_t anymore in the raw_input_event structure.
>> >> The struct uses __kernel_ulong_t type.
>> >> This should take care of x32 support.
>> >
>> > I don't think it does.
>> >
>> >> From this cover letter:
>> >> https://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-arch/msg16356.html
>> >>
>> >> I see that that the __kernel types were introduced to address the ABI
>> >> issues for x32.
>> >
>> > This is a variation of the problem we are trying to solve for
>> > the other architectures in your patch set:
>> >
>> > On x32, the kernel uses produces a structure with the 64-bit
>> > layout, using __u64 tv_sec, to match the current user space
>> > that has 64-bit __kernel_ulong_t and 64-bit time_t, but
>> > in_compat_syscall() also returns 'true' here, as this is
>> > mostly a 32-bit ABI (time_t being one of the exceptions).
>>
>> Yes, I missed this.
>>
>> in_compat_syscall() is true for x32, this would mean we end up here
>> even if it is a x32 syscall.
>> But, wouldn't it be better to use in_x32_syscall() here since there is
>> no timeval any more?
>
> We have to distinguish four cases on x86:
>
> - native 32-bit, input_event with 32-bit time_t
> - compat 32-bit, input_event_compat with 32-bit time_t
> - native 64-bit, input_event with 64-bit time_t
> - compat x32, input_event with 64-bit time_t
>
> The first three can happen on other architectures too,
> the last one is x86 specific. There are probably other ways
> to express the condition above, but I can't think of one
> that is better than the one we have today.

Can we detect if given task is compat x32, like we do for compat
64/32? Or entire userspace has to be x32?

Thanks.

-- 
Dmitry